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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 777 · 40 questions
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The trick (Cross zero): Warmer or more money: move up the number line. Colder or spending: move down. Crossing zero: count the steps to 0 first, then the steps left over. The gap between a number below zero and one above zero: add the two distances from 0.

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  1. 1.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 66 (d) −26
  2. 2.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) −22
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 2
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 31 (c) 43 (d) 33
  5. 5.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 34
  7. 7.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 13 (d) −1
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 38 (c) 16 (d) 48
  9. 9.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) −19
  10. 10.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 16
  11. 11.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 53 (d) 9
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 20
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 10
  14. 14.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 53 (c) 25 (d) 43
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 20
  17. 17.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 36 (d) −10
  18. 18.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  19. 19.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 72 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  20. 20.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 6
  21. 21.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 23
  22. 22.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 13
  23. 23.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) −27 (d) 37
  25. 25.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 11 (d) 7
  26. 26.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) −2
  27. 27.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 25 (d) 7
  28. 28.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 8
  29. 29.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) −40
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 33
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 55 (b) −45 (c) 21 (d) 45
  32. 32.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 31 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 45
  34. 34.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 18
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) 15 (d) 41
  36. 36.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  37. 37.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 75 (c) −35 (d) −25
  38. 38.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 48 (c) 26 (d) 36
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 21 (d) 1
  40. 40.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 71 (c) 1 (d) −9

Answer key

  1. −26
  2. −32
  3. 2
  4. 33
  5. −6
  6. 34
  7. 1
  8. 38
  9. 19
  10. 6
  11. −1
  12. 20
  13. 4
  14. −6
  15. 43
  16. 10
  17. 10
  18. 3
  19. −4
  20. −4
  21. 7
  22. 13
  23. 5
  24. 27
  25. −7
  26. −12
  27. −3
  28. −8
  29. −40
  30. 33
  31. 45
  32. 9
  33. 35
  34. 16
  35. 31
  36. 9
  37. −35
  38. 26
  39. −1
  40. −9

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